Shoe-fastener.



- No. 707,694. Patented Aug. 26, |902.

J. F. HAWKES.

SHDE FASTENER.

(Application filed Nov. 20, 1901.!

(No Model.)

UNTTnn STATES PATENT GFFICE.

JOHN F. HAW'KES, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL BLATT,`OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 707,694, dated August 26, 1902.

Application filed November 20, 1901. Serial No. 82,988. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom z may concern: mediately below may slide down in the sec Beit known that I, JOHN F. HAWKES, a citition immediately above until the two sections zen of the United States, residing at Jersey reach such a position relatively to each other City, in the county of Hudson and State of that the lower section cannot move farther 55 5 New Jersey, have invented a certain new and outward. In this way the several sections of useful Improvement in Shoe Fasteners, of the fastener are held together as the fastener which the following is a specification. is drawn upward. Into the lowest section d I will first describe the improvement in dethe rod c is inserted. As the rod c is intended tail and then point out the novel features 'to be made tapering outwardly from its lower 6o 1o thereof in the claims. end, said rod c will be held to the lowest sec- In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is tion d in the same manner as the various seca perspective view of a shoe with the fastener tions d are held together. attached and laced. Fig. 2 is a view of the In Figs. 5, 6,7, and 8 I have shown a modisame with the fastener telescoped. Fig. 3 is fied form of a fastener embodying my im- 65 I5 a sectional view in section through one of the provement. As shown in these figures, each sections of the fastener in position on a secsection d2 is provided with a groove d4, which tion of a shoe. Fig. I is a perspective View extends down from the top of the section near of two of the series of sections of the fastener. to the bottom thereof. The section d2 imme- Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modification. Fig. 6 diately below is provided with a projection d5, 7o zo is a sectional view of the same on lines 5 5, which rides in the groove d'1 immediately Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional view through" above it, and when the projection d5 strikes Fig. 5 on lines 6 6, and Fig. S is an under the end of the groove d4, in which it rides, the side view of the two upper sections of fastener two sections are prevented from further moveillustrated in Figs. 5, 6, and 7. ment away from each other. 75 z5 Similar letters of reference designate corre- The fastener will `be so shaped as to consponding parts in all the figures. form to the shape of the foot.

a designates the upper of a shoe, and h Instead of making the sections ofthe fasthe portion of the shoe to which the upper is tenenflat, as shown, they may be rounded or secured. given any other desired shape. 8o 3o o designates a rod secured to the shoe in I will now describe the operation of my imany desired manner. provement. The fastener being collapsed,

CZ designates sections ofthe fastener. Each as shown in Fig.2,the section d' will be grasped l of the sections d is bent around, as shown in by the fingers and drawn up into the prongs Fig. 4, so as to form lugs d6. Each of the sece.. Fig. 3 shows how these prongs will beheld 85 35 tions d is preferably made widest at its upper in place. When the section el has about end and gradually tapers toward its lower reached the limit of its upward movement, end. The uppermost section d' is of the same the uppermost prongs will slide into the general shape as the other sections d, except notches f and naturally fall back until the that said section CZ is provided with means outer edges of said uppermost prongs extend 9o 4o for securing it in place when the fastener is out through the slots f.` The fastener then drawninto the position shown in Fig. l. The has the appearance shown in Fig. l and the means I prefer to employ to so secure said shoe is securely fastened. To unloose 'the section d in place is to place the uppermost shoe, it is only necessary to push lthe upperprongs e farther away from the edges of the most prongs back and shove down the section 95 45 upper than the otherprongs e. Notches, as cl until the fastener resumes the position f, will enable said uppermost prongs e to be shown in Fig. 2. drawn back, so that the outer edges of said That I claim as my invention, and desire prongs will extend out through the slots j, to secure by Letters Patent, is-- as shown in Fig. l. Each of the sections d l. A shoe provided along the edges of its roo 5o will be of such size relatively to the section opening with engaging means, combined with l immcdiatelybelow it that the section (Z im a fastening, tho latter comprising a serios of telescoping sections graduated in size and adapted at their opposite sides for engaging the said engaging means of the shoe.

2. A shoe provided along the edges of its opening with engaging means, combined with a fastener comprising a series of sections coupled together and graduated in size, whereby they are adapted to telescope, each of said sections being adapted to removably engage said engaging means of the shoe.

3. A fastener, comprising a series of sections graduated in size, whereby they are adapted to telescope one'within the other, and means for prev ting their separation, said sections being adpted at their opposite edges to engage removably with projections on a shoe and close the opening in the latter.

4. A shoe, the opening of which is provided with engaging means, combined with a fastener comprising a series of non-separable sections loosely coupled together, graduated' in size and therefore adapted to telescope one Within the other, and means for locking the said sections against telescoping.

5. A shoe, the opening of which is provided with engaging means, combined with a fastener, comprising a series of non-separable loosely-coupled sections graduated in size, and therefore adapted to telescope one within the other, and means for securing the lowermost section to the lower end of the shoeopening and for locking the fastener against telescoping.

6. A shoe, the opposite edges of the opening in which is provided with engaging means, combined with afastener comprising a series of non-separable tapered graduated sections adapted to telescope one within the other, said sections being adapted to removably engage said engaging means of the shoe, and means for securing said fastener against telescoping.

7. A shoe provided along the opposite edges of its opening With the prong e, combined with the fastener, consisting of the series of` tapered and graduated sections d loosely connected and adapted to telescope the one within the other, the rod c connected to the shoe upper at the lower end of the opening and at its upper end to the lower section dof the series, and the upper section of the series being provided with the notchesf and opposite side slots f.

8. A shoe-fastener, consisting of a series of sections held in engagement with each other, each of which sections is provided with lugs to form recesses in which prongs on the shoe may be held, and each of said sections being so formed that the sections immediately below it 'may be inserted into it, substantially as specified.

JOHN F. HAWKES.

Vitnesses:

MATTHEW BOWEN, J. R. BOWEN. 

